The Osceola times., 1887-01-15
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

few days ago and had one OF his ieet oauiy
crushed.
Dardanelle has a railroad club, duly
organized with president, secretary and
executive committee. They are ready and
willing to entertain propositions from any
railroad company.
There were produced in Arkansas dur
ing November 1916 gallons Of corn whisky
and there were Withdrawn from bonded
warehouses i,l07 gallons, leaving 327B
gallons on hand in the warehouses Decem-
Der |, 1885.
J. z. LeaEe, clerk of the lower house CT
the state Legislature. and prominent To-
| cal iourna list. died AT his home in Green-
wood few days ago Of kidney complaint
Robert Sheppard. a colored farmer, liv
| ing four miles cast Of Wrightsville
| Pulaski County hit his step-daughter in
| the head with an axe few days ago, NOR
tally wounding her, and then picked up
shotgun and fired "a lead Of buckshot into
| his heart. Sheppard was an active church
member, and no cause can be assigned Tor
the crime After he had struck the girl
| he exclaimed to his little sx-year-old
| child, who was in the room at the time,
''Good- by, my child; tell your mother
win meet her in heaven"
The following patents have recently
been granted to Arkansas inventors;
Salvariens II. Montcalm, Mcdaniel, ad-
| Unstable plow handle; Morris Seidel, Har-
rison, egg-case.
| The grandest social affair Of the season
took place few days ago at Palo Pinto
| Park, the residence of Colonel and Mrs. NJ
| ID. Shelby, which is situated ON a slight
| emincnce in the suburbs Of Norrilton. The
| occasion Of the celebration was their "tin
| wedding,n denoting that ten years OF
| welded life had passed, aud many were
the shining and giittering presents OF tin,
noted for being both useful and orna-
| mental
The Secretary Of state has issued a jus
1 tice of the peace commission 10 j. i. Dur
| roug b, Of Yell County.
There are twenty nine Knights Of Pythas
lodges in Arkansas. The total member
ship is about 1900. ..
Governor Hughes is said to look great
deal taller than he did before Christmas
Some good friend presented him with O
stylish plug hat
One hundred and sixty acres Of land In
Clay County were sold recently by the
State Land Commissioner to q. W. Stock
well for ISL.
sutcr, Hemingway q Co, general mcr
chants at Wheatlcy, have suspended.
| Their liabilities are reported at $4,000
Cal Faulk, of Columbia County, has been
placed under a $500 bond, to appear at the
next term of the United States Court tC
answer the charge of conducting an Illicit
distillery.
1t has been definitely settled that c
grand division of the uniform rank, X. OF
p, will be instituted during the session OF
the grand lodge at Camden next year.
George Washington Sims, of Mountain
bury, claims to have been born January
A. liiT In the war of 1872 he received In
jurics that necessitated the operation OF
trerannng. He recovered, and now is q
hearty old man. frst-class rifle shot, and
in full possession of his faculties.
Charles Link. a farmer living ffteer
miles from Dardanelle, committed suicid,
a few nights ago. He was insane at til
time, being subject TO crazy spells for tb,
last four years, during which tune he was
very dangerous. only few years aga cut
ting a man slightly with an axe. He be
came enraged at something his wife hat
said or done, and, snatching up an old mus
ket. exclaimed. 81 will kill you." but i'm
me olialely said: "No, will kill myself
and went out into the yard and blew hi.
brains out The coroner rendered o yer
DICT Of su eide.
Henry Barnes (colorod) was shot al
killcl by sixteen -year-old boy named Dan
cl, eighteen miles from Dardanelle, on tk'
river few nights ago. They mad som'
words, when the negro advanced upon thC
boy. The latter drew pistol and fired
one shot, which resulted in death. Tht
negro was considered dangerous mrn
and had been drinking The boy is stil
at large.
| j. Gilhand. an employc Of the Fone,
Bros gin factory, ia Little Rock, while
stamping out a blaze that occurred in Thu
building a few days ago, was severely
burned about the legs Dr., MoAimont at
tended his injuries and considered his 70
covery very doubtful The unfortunate
man has a wife and eight children who dc
pend solely upon him for their support.
The Kellogg Printing Company Of Lit
tie Rock, engaged in the business of bool
and job printing and stationery, has mad'
an assignment for the benefit of its cred
itors. The liabilities Of the firm wi
amount TO about SlS, COO Of which ,l0,0y
is preferred for number Of creditors, th'
amounts rang ,ng from So to $1,000 Al
bert O'Ncale on application OF Parker 4
Worthcl bankers, was appointed rcceiv
or by the Chaucery Court, and took pos
session of the company's assets whicl
are believed 10 be worth sa5 O0).
Pastor Shelton. of Little Rock IS OF tn,
opinion that there is conspiracy formc'
to prevent his knowing the time Of day OF
night. Some months ago thief cnierc,
his residence aud stole the clock of III
mantcl; few nights since a wanda
carried OF fine game rooster who wa
wont TO call out the carly morning hour
and to cap the climax some unsanctihc,
scoundred entered the church and walke,
off with an eiGht-day clock which hat
been the property Of the Christian Churcl
for many years.
The White Sewing Machine Company, o
Ohio, and the Ba,tlcboro Sewing Machiut
| Company, Of Vermont obtained from IN,
United 5 ates Court in Little Rock few
days ago an order for the appointmu nj o.
receiver for tho G. b Kirby Sewing Ma
chine Company, OF that city. la the bill i
was charged that The Kirby Company was
largely indebted to the White aud Brat0e
boro Companies for machines from IN,
sale Of which Kirby was collecting larg,
sums OF money which he refused TO pay iC
his creditors. and that the First Natioua
Bank of Little Rock held "A large amount 81
notes due the Kirby Company as collateral
security for loans pretended 10 have been
made 20 the company. The Kirby Com
pany did "a very large business in thi.
State and Texas. and was believed TO be a
prosperous concern. The Court appointed
n. W, Cox as receiver
DaTdanelle is to have another paper.
There were at Christmas six prisoners in
| tho Pulaski Countv 5ail opE three n,